Ravenous California ground squirrels have been observed killing and eating small rodents, marking the first widespread ...

The squirrels were long considered a granivorous species, but this new research suggests they may be more flexible when it ...

California ground squirrels that scientists thought ate only grains are eating the voles, according to researchers at ...

But biologists were amazed to see Californian ground squirrels chasing and killing voles in predatory behaviour never before recorded in the animals. Experts say it fundamentally changes their ...

A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds, or grains is a common sight, but a new study from UC Davis suggests ...

After watching squirrels in California for 12 years, a team of scientists has seen them actively hunt down and kill small rodents this past summer. California ground squirrels are known to mostly ...

But a new study provides the first evidence that California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. Researchers have for the first time chronicled widespread carnivorous behaviour among ...

A California ground squirrel in Contra Costa County runs with a vole it hunted in its mouth. A study from UC Davis and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is the first to document widespread ...

Until now, squirrels were thought to be primarily vegetarian, cramming their cheeks full of seeds and nuts, which they often bury in underground stores to get through the colder months. But biologists ...

The study suggests that California ground squirrels, previously thought to solely be granivorous species, are actually an "opportunistic omnivore" with a more flexible diet than previously assumed ...